jpdb beta

sardonic laugh; scornful smile

1

the very best; utmost

2

behavioral pattern

1

level; standard; water level

1

copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

1

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

1

player versus player; PvP

1

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)

1

how much; how many; to what extent

1

belligerent; warlike

1

discomfort; displeasure

2

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

2

denial; negation; negation; NOT operation

2

now that; since; so long as; because

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

1

to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

1

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

1

focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

1

because of; owing to; due to

2

stale; hackneyed; clichéd

1

comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

1

trivial; not amounting to much

1

to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

3

rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

1

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

1

all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims

1

pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking

1

to talk; to speak

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

the second time

1

at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

imposing stance; daunting pose

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

2